sweeping
part of speech
noun (sweepings, plural); adjective (sweeping, more sweeping)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom. tree →
2) Sweeping means large or wide-reaching, as in «sweeping changes». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The prophets use it for storms of God's anger that sweep away the wicked. Interpretation: Tradition reads such storms as God's judgment on wrongdoing. In the primary lessons: in stories, sweepings are the rubbish swept into a corner or thrown out; the adjective means very large in reach
examples
- A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. (Writings PRO.28.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land. (Prophets ISA.21.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, a sweeping storm; it shall whirl upon the head of the wicked. (Prophets JER.30.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sweepings were piled by the door. tree →
- She threw the sweepings into the bin. tree →
- Something round lay among the sweepings. tree →
- The king made sweeping changes to the law. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- As whirlwinds in the South sweeping on, it cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.
- A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sweeping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.